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Dave McCormick overstates immigration into Charleroi, Pa.

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Charleroi , Pennsylvania , has added between 700 and 2,000 new immigrants to its population of 4,210 .

Republican Dave McCormick is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania .

McCormick said the town's population has grown by 2,00% due to an influx in migrants.

Local officials said the rising immigrant population has not caused major problems.

A recent Observer-Reporter article cites an April 2023 survey by Getro Bernabe , who works as an immigration liaison in the region, and estimated there were about 2,000 immigrants living in Charleroi from 44 countries then.

The town's mayor's campaign conceded that the post was false, calling it a typo.

But the post is still up with no correction.